I love riding dirt. You’re out in nature, you’re drifting corners, and you’re less likely to die from someone texting or blowing through a stop sign. But I always run into issues with a motorcycle’s ergonomics whenever I take out an adventure or dirt bike and transition from pavement to dirt. And what I’m talking about is bar height.
What works for pavement, i.e. lower, more comfortable bar height, doesn’t work for off-road riding. Adventure bikes and dirt bikes do an all right job with offering bars from the factory that can twist upward slightly to give you OK ergonomics, but the adjustments are only minor and you need an Allen wrench to make the change. And while there are plenty of aftermarket bars that raise the bars even further and make standing easier, they’re static and make pavement riding trash.
